This is capitalism

Wtf is this comment section bro…

Brain dead take to say this is capitalism. It’s more an authoritarian state displaying wanton use of mechanisms of death purely for sport.

It’s not capitalism. It’s conservatism.

The *sole* value of conservatism is respect for and obedience to [one’s perception of] traditionally established hierarchy, and hierarchy dictates that those on top (in-groups) are rightfully idolized and receive privileges, credibility, and resources, while those on the bottom (out-groups) are demonized/dehumanized and/or bound by restrictions, scrutiny, and lack of resources.

To them, the second-greatest injustice imaginable is for those [they perceive to be] on the bottom [of social hierarchy] to have access to the rights, credibility, and resources reserved for those on top. The first greatest injustice is for those on top to be bound by the restrictions, scrutiny, and lack of resources reserved for those on the bottom.

[Conservatism](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservatism) — by definition — is “a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, **stressing the importance of established hierarchies and institutions** (such as religion, the family, **and class structure**), and preferring gradual development to abrupt change”.

Likewise, from [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/conservatism/):

>Rational conservatives maintain that a community with a **hierarchy of authority is most conducive to human well-being**.

>Confucius is another possible precursor. […] **his stress on authority and hierarchy prefigures central conservative themes**.

>With the Enlightenment, the natural order or **social hierarchy, previously largely accepted, was questioned**.

Western conservatism is a product from the Age of Enlightenment — specifically, a [Counter-Enlightenment](https://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/i7705.pdf), [a reactionary challenge to Humanism](https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/counter-enlightenment/). Its philosophers *rejected* a society governed by logic and reason, human rights and dignity, science and democracy, as its ideology *solely appeal* to the authority of traditionally established hierarchies.

From the [Intellectual Roots of Conservatism: The Burkean Foundations](https://www.britannica.com/topic/conservatism/Intellectual-roots-of-conservatism), the man considered to be the founder of modern day Western conservatism had such to say about his ideology:

>Burke shocked his contemporaries by insisting with brutal frankness that **“illusions” and “prejudices” are socially necessary**. He believed that most **human beings are innately depraved, steeped in original sin, and unable to better themselves with their feeble reason**. Better, he said, to rely on the “latent wisdom” of prejudice, which accumulates slowly through the years, than to “put men to live and trade each on his own private stock of reason.” **Among such prejudices are those that favour an established church and a landed aristocracy**; members of the latter, according to Burke, are the “great oaks” and “proper chieftains” of society, provided that they temper their rule with a spirit of timely reform and remain within the constitutional framework.

Cons absolutely need an underclass to demonize and dehumanize in order to maintain hierarchy, and every single one of their policies and rhetoric work to do exactly that. It is never *the act itself* that upsets them, but rather, the *social standing* of the person doing the act, as said act is a privilege meant for those on top of [their perceived] hierarchy. (See also: pedophilia – Trump and Catholic church vs. LGBTQ+ and drag queens)

Every right-wing accusation is a confession. Every single one. Always. 

Numerous [investigations](https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-politics-violence-far-right/) and studies show that:

>[Perceived victimhood, authoritarianism, populism, and white identity are the most powerful predictors of support for violence, though military service, conspiratorial thinking, anxiety, and feelings of powerlessness are also related.](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/who-supports-political-violence/9A6BE3C153607A2E26B5DF8076F1753D)”

>[Although incidents from the left are on the rise, political violence still comes overwhelmingly from the right, whether one looks at the Global Terrorism Database, FBI statistics, or other government or independent counts](https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-rise-of-political-violence-in-the-united-states/),

>[Radical acts perpetrated by individuals associated with left-wing causes are less likely to be violent. In the United States, we find no difference between the level of violence perpetrated by right-wing and Islamist extremists](https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2122593119)

>[Right-wing populists are generally more likely to justify political violence compared to mainstream voters and non-voters](https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6765.12668?af=R)

>[Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and deadly than left-wing violence](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/right-wing-extremist-violence-is-more-frequent-and-deadly-than-left-wing-violence-data-shows#)

Violence is a tool meant for those on top to use upon those on the bottom to ensure the latter’s submission and obedience, and *never* vice versa. “Know your place” is their mantra.

Thou shalt not kill.

Are we a Christian nation or not?

How much more proof do conservatives and centrist white people need that conservative politics is incredibly biased and will justify any human rights violation to get what they want in economics and power?